In recent years referred to as interactive fiction or "IF." These games contained no graphical element aside from text on a screen but nevertheless set the foundation of what the genre would later become. The genesis of adventure games was the text adventure. For this, as well as many other reasons, adventures have sustained a dedicated niche of gamers who play them for those unique experiences and unforgettable worlds. Drugging Elaine's pet poodles is the "correct" solution in The Secret of Monkey Island because of the scenario the game's narrative presents, same for presenting a particular piece of evidence to contradict a witness in Ace Attorney.ĭue to this unique aspect of adventure game design the genre is host to all sorts of unique stories and worlds that couldn't fit within the mold of other games.
Whereas, in a puzzle game, the solution is set by logic independent of whatever narrative may or may not be included (such as matching 3 colors or lining up shapes to create an image, etc), in an adventure game narrative context determines which solution is correct. Adventure games are distinct from other genres in that the gameplay is narrative lead. What are Adventure Games? - They are a genre of narrative games that consist of exploration, story and puzzle or problem solving. Let's hope that trend can continue into this new year (the good adventure games, not the horrible everything else). 2020 may have been a horrible year for a number of reasons, but adventure gaming certainly wasn't one of them. Not to mention the largely appreciated return of Robert Foster & Joey in Beyond a Steel Sky. With an abundance of great titles: from the imaginative south African wasteland of Beautiful Desolation, to the heartfelt Scandinavian folklore of Roki, or even the mind bending creativity of There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension. 2020 was, for my money, one of the best years for adventure games I can remember. Welcome to the 2021 NeoGAF Adventure Games thread! This thread is community for discussing all things pertaining to the adventure game genre, as well as a resource for keeping track of news and the latest releases.